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January 21, 2026

174. Take the first step 

Let us remember these lines and be energised. The poet is unknown.

 

And believe me, no one else needs these lines more than I do today.

 

When a difficult task is lying ahead

And you are fearful of making a move –

There is only one thing to help you along,

Only one way to improve:

Take the first step - don’t sit there inert,

For that is the part that is worst -

The rest will be easy, once you begin,

But the hardest of steps is the first!